DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Screenshot from YouTube) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the rationalization of all livelihood programs of the national government. Thus, bared Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah...
NAIA (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Will this finally get rid of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) enduring tag as among the worst airports in the world? Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. bared Sunday, Aug. 13 that...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations will start scrutinizing the budgets of the individual agencies this week as the hearings on the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 goes into high...
Elementary students doing school activities in Quezon City (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After four years of “painstaking” review, the Department of Education (DepEd) formally launched this week the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10. Even before it was first...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office Members of Department of Public Services collected 380 sacks of garbage during their clean-up activity in Manila Bay on Friday, Aug. 11. "Patuloy pa rin ang paglilinis ng ating mga kawani sa Department of Public Services ng ating mga estero...
DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno The value-added tax (VAT) being imposed in the Philippines is "under review". Thus, bared Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno before the House Committee on Appropriations Thursday, Aug. 10, on the first day of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The service provider tapped by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) only managed to produce 36 million physical national identification cards (ID), roughly a third of its target of 92 million. House Committee on Appropriations Senior Vice...
Diamonds (Unsplash) Imposing a luxury tax may not be worth the trouble in the Philippine setting. This can be gleaned from statements made by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno before the House Committee on Appropriations Thursday, Aug. 10, on...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said females, and even members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus are included in the mandatory Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program and will train alongside the males, to ensure there would be “gender equality.” Sen....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte acknowledged the efforts and contributions of the various partners of the Department of Education (DepEd) as the agency formally launched the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 under the K to 12 Program. Photo from DepEd Philippines /...
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Screenshot from YouTube) Government employees may yet be granted a salary increase next year, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) setting aside almost P17 billion for this possibility. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Treasury to look into the alleged non-remittance of some P2 billion in dividends...
